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Polycom® SpectraLink® 8400 Series Wireless Telephone Deployment Guide
10
Understanding the Complete Process
Polycom recommends a specific two-stage method for deploying and
provisioning the wireless handsets.
The figure shown next summarizes the steps that complete the two stages:
Before You Begin
Before you set up your WCS and Provisioning servers, Polycom recommends
that you gather the information required to create the configuration files and
to configure the WCS and Provisioning servers. A sample deployment
checklist for SpectraLink 8400 Series Handsets can be found in Deployment
Checklist on page 113 .
From Your Wireless
Configuration Station...
Set Up the FTP Server
From Your Provisioning
Server...
Enable the Handset
Network Capabilities
Set Up the Handset's
Network Parameters
Set the Wireless
Parameters
Configure WLAN
Security Parameters
Set Regulatory Domain
and Radio Settings
Set the Provisioning
Server Parameters
Initially Provision the
Handsets
Set Up the FTP Server
Deploy the Handsets
Create the Phone
Configuration File
Create the Master
Configuration File
Download the New
Configuration
Upgrading Software on
Your Handsets
Locating the Latest
Software
Downloading New
Software
Set up
Deploy
Set up
Provision